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Safer Neighbourhoods Awards
2012

Hertsmere

Local Community Safety Champions
Announced in Hertsmere

Hertfordshire Police Authority has
named the regional winners for the annual Safer Neighbourhood
Awards 2012. The winners are invited to a ceremony at
Hertford’s County Hall in May, where the overall county title
winners will be announced on the night.

A local panel of judges from the
Police Authority, Constabulary and Hertsmere Borough Council went
through the nominations received to select the deserving
winners. They were:

Community Safety Citizen’s
Award
Richard Jarvis

Richard is a very active and
dedicated member of his local community. Not only does he
participate in many local events, he is also a Neighbourhood Watch
Ward Co-ordinator.

Richard voluntarily visits groups
of vulnerable people across the whole of Hertsmere in his own time,
offering crime prevention advice and showing them DVDs on subjects
including Distraction Burglary, to try and ensure that residents
are safe in their own homes.

PC Ross Paybody has achieved
considerable success not only in traditional police activity but
also with some innovative diversionary projects.

He arranged the ‘Prison! Me! No
Way!’ Roadshow to present to over 150 schoolchildren showing the
harsh realities of prison life to deter young people from a life of
crime.

Ross worked tirelessly under
Operation Bracken to successfully reduce criminal damage and
anti-social behaviour in Borehamwood Town Centre. His personal
knowledge of the young people of the town enabled him to contribute
greatly to the success of this operation.

Ross is also a Hertsmere Police
Cadet Leader and gives up his own time to take young people on
camps, assist in crime prevention initiatives, and civic events
such as Remembrance Day parades.

Ross is described as being a
committed team player who actively seeks out work and challenges.
He is well respected by his peers and has established excellent
working relationships across the community.

Ian is described as having the
ability to always apply a personal approach which is so very
reassuring for his residents and is prepared to go beyond the extra
mile. Residents know that if they have any problems relating
to crime or anything else, they can turn to Ian for help and he
will make sure that it is sorted out.

Ian is renowned for going the extra
mile when confronted with crime on his area. One example of
this is his response to a series of residential burglaries. Ian
continued to visit victims over a long period of time providing
reassurance and advice beyond that required by the force guidance
or instructed by his sergeants.

He is highly regarded by both his
peers and supervisors. He is motivated, committed to the
public he serves - always going the extra mile to make
difference.

His overall attitude to his role is
described by his Sergeant as ‘exemplary - a PCSO role model’.

Hertsmere Chief Inspector Dean
Patient said: “These individuals work tirelessly to improve the
quality of life in the areas they cover and I’m proud that they are
being recognised through these awards.

“Policing is all about working
together – with residents, local businesses and organisations and
with local partner agencies. All of these worthy winners have
demonstrated real passion and commitment to serve their
communities.

“They have all made a very real
difference to the people of Hertsmere.”

Brenda Griffiths, Police Authority
Lead for Hertsmere said: “These awards are a great opportunity to
recognise the excellent work of police officers, PCSOs, and members
of the public who work together to help keep Hertsmere
safe.

“I have been impressed with the
number of nominations we received this year from both members of
the public and local partners, it has been a difficult decision to
identify those who should go forward to the County judging
panel. Our Hertsmere winners were agreed by the judging panel
and I hope their exemplary contribution to our local communities,
will be successful at the next stage of these
awards.

“I would also like to express my
thanks and appreciation to everyone who took the time to make
nominations, and of course to those who were nominated for all of
their excellent work.”

Nominations opened in December 2011
to members of the public and ‘partners’ of the Constabulary from
across Hertfordshire, including local councils, the Fire &
Rescue Service and voluntary groups, such as Neighbourhood
Watch.

Hundreds of nominations were
received online and have contributed to one of the most
hotly-contested Safer Neighbourhoods Awards in its six-year
history.